{"product_id":"not-exactly-what-i-had-in-mind-paperback-1","title":"Not Exactly What I Had in Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Brook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible, funny, sharply observed debut novel in which two roommates, and two sisters, will learn that sometimes family--and love--find you in the most unexpected places\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hazel and Alfie have just moved in together as roommates. They've also just slept together, which was either a catastrophic mistake or the best decision of their lives--they aren't quite sure yet. Whatever happens, they need to find a way to keep living together without too much drama or awkwardness, since neither of them can afford to move out of the apartment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Hazel's sister, Emily, and her wife, Daria, come for a visit, and Hazel's and Alfie's feelings about each other are pushed to the side in the whirlwind of their arrival. Recently returned from abroad, Emily and Daria are excited for a new life in a new town, and ready to start a family of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the lives of Hazel, Alfie, Emily, and Daria collide, a complicated chain of events begins to bind them all together, bringing joy and heartache, hope and anxiety, and reshaping their relationships in ways that no one quite predicted. Warm, clever, and devastatingly relatable, \u003ci\u003eNot Exactly What I Had in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns funny, heartbreaking, and a painfully true-to-life story about family, friends, and everything in between.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Brook\u003c\/b\u003e lives and works in London. She has a PhD in French Literature and Visual Art from King's College London, and a master's in European Literature and Culture from the University of Cambridge. Her short-form writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Fiction Pool\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Real Story\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNot Exactly What I Had in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53146167410995,"sku":"9780593186824","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/B5TIO2LI269780593186824_6a8414d0-9900-401a-8376-ac1722fbe1e8.webp?v=1773863597","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/not-exactly-what-i-had-in-mind-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}